learning

learn·ing
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US/ˈlɝnɪŋ/UK/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/

noun

An act in which something is learned.

“I'm learning to ride a unicycle.”

Very commonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounlearning (usually uncountable, plural learnings)

plural learnings · alternative obsolete learnyng

  1. uncountableusuallyAn act in which something is learned.
  2. uncountableusuallyAccumulated knowledge.

    The department head was also a scholar of great learning.

  3. countableproscribedusuallySomething that has been learned.

    “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”

    2007 April 5, Stuart Elliott, “Online Experiment for Print Magazine”, in New York Times
verb

alternative obsolete learnyng

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of learn

    I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    1 more example

    The system is still learning though, and will improve how it handles situations thanks to crowd-sourced data from across the Mercedes network.

    2024 May 4, Mat Gallagher, “I tried Mercedes’ new autonomous driving in busy city streets – it's mind-blowing”, in T3

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
game-based learninghigher learning

nounthe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

Broader
basic cognitive process

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*liʀnungu“learning”
  2. Old Englishleornung“learning, study”
  3. Middle Englishlernyng
  4. Englishlearning

From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

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Translations

Ancient Greek μάθησις
  • μάθησις (máthēsis)action of the verb
Arabic تَعَلُّم, دَرْس
  • تَعَلُّم (taʕallum)action of the verb
  • دَرْس (dars)action of the verb
Bengali শিক্ষা
  • শিক্ষা (śikkha)accumulated knowledge
Bulgarian позна́ние, у́чене
  • позна́ние (poznánie)accumulated knowledge
  • у́чене (účene)action of the verb
  • уче́ние (učénie)action of the verb
Catalan aprenentatge
  • aprenentatgeaction of the verb
Chinese Cantonese 學習 /学习
  • 學習 /学习 (hok⁶ zaap⁶)action of the verb
Chinese Mandarin 學習 /学习
  • 學習 /学习 (xuéxí)action of the verb
Czech učení
  • učeníaction of the verb
Danish læring
  • læringaction of the verb
Dutch kennis, geleerdheid
  • kennisaccumulated knowledge
  • geleerdheidaccumulated knowledge
  • geleerdeaccumulated knowledge
  • geleerdeaccumulated knowledge
  • lerenaction of the verb
Esperanto lernado, lerno
  • lernadoaction of the verb
  • lernoaction of the verb
Finnish oppineisuus, oppi
  • oppineisuusaccumulated knowledge
  • oppiaccumulated knowledge
  • oppiminenaction of the verb
French apprentissage
  • apprentissageaction of the verb
German Gelehrsamkeit, Kenntnis
  • Gelehrsamkeitaccumulated knowledge
  • Kenntnisaccumulated knowledge
  • Lernenaction of the verb
Greek γνώση, μόρφωση
  • γνώση (gnósi)accumulated knowledge
  • μόρφωση (mórfosi)accumulated knowledge
  • πολυμάθεια (polymátheia)accumulated knowledge
  • μάθηση (máthisi)action of the verb
Hindi शिक्षा, पढ़ाई
  • शिक्षा (śikṣā)action of the verb
  • पढ़ाई (paṛhāī)action of the verb
Hungarian tanulás, tanulás
  • tanulásaccumulated knowledge
  • tanulásaction of the verb
Irish léann, foghlaim
  • léannaccumulated knowledge
  • foghlaimaction of the verb
  • léannaction of the verb
Italian conoscenza, formazione
  • conoscenzaaccumulated knowledge
  • formazioneaccumulated knowledge
  • apprendimentoaction of the verb
  • insegnamentoaction of the verb
Japanese 学習
  • 学習 (gakushū)action of the verb
Korean 학습
  • 학습 (hakseup)action of the verb
Latin doctrina, doctrina
  • doctrinaaccumulated knowledge
  • doctrinaaction of the verb
Malay pembelajaran, belajar
  • pembelajaranaccumulated knowledge
  • belajaraction of the verb
Norwegian Bokmål læring
  • læringaction of the verb
Polish uczenie się
  • uczenie sięaction of the verb
Portuguese aprendizado, aprendizagem
  • aprendizadoaccumulated knowledge
  • aprendizagemaction of the verb
Romanian învățătură, instruire
  • învățăturăaccumulated knowledge
  • instruireaction of the verb
  • învățareaction of the verb
Russian уче́ние, зна́ние
  • уче́ние (učénije)accumulated knowledge
  • зна́ние (znánije)accumulated knowledge
  • учёность (učónostʹ)accumulated knowledge
  • позна́ние (poznánije)accumulated knowledge
  • учёба (učóba)action of the verb
  • уче́ние (učénije)action of the verb
  • изуче́ние (izučénije)action of the verb
  • обуче́ние (obučénije)action of the verb
Slovak učenie
  • učenieaction of the verb
Spanish conocimiento, aprendizaje
  • conocimientoaccumulated knowledge
  • aprendizajeaction of the verb
Swahili ujifunzaji
  • ujifunzajiaction of the verb
Swedish kunskap, lärdom
  • kunskapaccumulated knowledge
  • lärdomaction of the verb
Thai การเรียนรู้
  • การเรียนรู้ (gaan-riian-rúu)action of the verb
Turkish öğrenme
  • öğrenmeaction of the verb
Ukrainian уче́ння
  • уче́ння (učénnja)action of the verb
Urdu تَعَلُّم, پَڑْھائی
  • تَعَلُّم (ta'allum)action of the verb
  • پَڑْھائی (paṛhāī)action of the verb

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

learning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning

MLA

“learning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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